Railway-tie and rail connection.



No. 7I2,787. Y Patented Nov. 4, |902.

C. GARDNER.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL GONNECTIUN.

(Application filed Jan. 29, 1902.

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CHARLESGARDNER, OF VASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- IIALF TO C. H. TODD, OF WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND- RAN. ooNNEoTloN.

SPECXFLEJATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 12,787, dated November 4, 1902 Application liled January 29, 1902. Serial No. 91,662. (No model.)

To tZZ whom, t mag/concern: ing-pieces adapted to engage with the top Be it known that I, CHARLES GARDNER, a flange 2 and web 3 of the'tie above described, citizen of the United States, residing at Washthe inner clamp consisting of outwardly-exm ington, in the county of i/Vashington and tending anges', the one parallel to the 55 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new other and having an integral portion 7, the and useful Improved Railway-Tic and Rail inner contour G of which is adapted to fit Connection, of which the following is a specineatly about the upper flange 2 and webS of ication. the tie, the same being placed over one end of This-invention relates to an improved ral-` the said tie. This inner clamp is also formed 6o 1o way-tie and rail connection; anditconsistsiu with an integral upwardly-extending portion forming the same from suitable metal parts, 9, recessed, as at 2l, whereby the same may together with certain details otconstruction vcorrespond to the form of the railway-rails and combination of parts, as willbe fullyde- 22 on which it is used. A portion of the scribed hereinafter. flanges 5 above mentioned are separated at 65 x5 In the accompanying drawings, Figurel is one end (see Fig. 4) iu order that similar a side elevation of my improved railway-tie anges 11 of a second clarnp may be entered together with its attached portions for conand secured therein. This second clamp is necting the ends of the railwayrails toarranged upon the outside of the'railwaygether or holding the rail to the tie, the rails 22 and is provided, in addition to the 7o zo same being constructed and arranged in acabove-mentioned flanges 1l, with ahead porcordance with myinvention. Fig. 2is an end tion 12, similar to thatl of the inner clamp, elevation of the tie, also the parts forming and also with the upwardly-extending porthe rail connection shown in, side elevation. tion ll and recess 15 tocorrespond with the Fig. Sis an end elevation of one of the clamps form or outer contour of the rail. Formed 75' z5 for holding the rails. Fig. 4t is an end elevathrough the flanges 5 of the inner clamp and tion of the other clamp, showingthe means in a position corresponding to the opening 4E whereby the two clamps are connected tothrough the tie is a similar opening 8, the two gether. Fig. 5 is a sidev elevation of the rstnearly registering the one with the other. mentioned clamp, or that shown at Fig. 3.' Arrangedthrough theabove-mentionedopen- 8c 3o Fig. Gis a side elevation of the last-mentioned ings 4 and 8 is a gib 16 (see Fig. 7) and a lockclamp, or that shown at Fig.- 4 of the drawing-key 17, (see Fig. 8,) slightly tapered and ings. Fig. 7 is a perspective View ot the gib,k provided with a split point. When the said used in connection with the locking pin or gib and key are in posit-ion, the split is key. Fig. 8 is a similarl view of the lockingopened, as in one of the Views seen at Fig. 9 85 35 key. Fig.9isamoditied form ofthesaidlockof the drawings, thereby preventing disening-key. Fig. 10 is another modification 'of gagement of the parts, or a pin or bolt may the said locking-key. be used, as shown in the other view of the To construct a railway-tie and rail con necsame ligure. tion in accordance with my invention, I first In practice a set of the abovedescribed 9o 4o form the tie proper from a piece of wrought clamps are arranged at either end of each of metal in the form of an I-bearn, consisting of the ties and the said ties spaced and distriba broad ilanged base 1, a'central web 3, and uted. along theline of track in a manner well a top liange 2, somewhat less in width than known in the art. the lower or base'ange 1, and the said I- In operation the inside clamps are first 95 45 beam of a length equal to that of an ordinary placed in position over each end of the tie railway-tie, such as are now in common use. and arranged at orabout their proper posi- This tie is provided with two openings rection. The one rail 22 is n ow put in position tangular in form, and the said openings loand the outside clamp pressed over the end cated outside of the position of the two rails of the tie. The gib 16 is now inserted and me 5o 22 forming the track. I now form from the key 17 driven home and locked by openpressed steel or other suitable metal clamping the split end of the same. This key 17 being tapering and the openings through the flanges 5 and web 3 of the rail not being in exact alinement will draw the two clamping members tightly and rigidly to the rail 22 and secure the same to the tie. The other rail at the opposite end ofthe tie is secured in a like 1112111119?.

lt will be observed that this combination of a railway-tie and rail-clamping device may be also successfully used without alteration or any modification in joining the ends of the rails together, thereby forming a splice, care being taken to place the end of the tie beneath connection.

Various slight modifications and changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the spirit of the invention. Therefore I do not confine myself to the exact form shown and described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a combined railway-tie and means for attaching the railway-rails thereto, the combination consisting of the tie formed from an I-beam of a suitable length, the inner clamping members formed to connect and be attached thereto,l the outer clamping members interlockingr with the said inner members, the two of which clamp the rail in pothe sides of the rail 22, the outer clamping member having interlocking downwardlyex tending flanges, a locking device to secure the two clamping members together, and an upwardly-projecting portion 14 having,r a recess 15, to fit neatly about the side of the rail 22, and a means whereby the two clamps may be drawn together to clamp the said rail and at the same time secure the two clamping members together, all arranged and combined for service, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscrbing witnesses.

CHARLES GARDNER.

JOHN GROETZINGER, S. B. LEVIS. 

